In November, “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” — celebrity chef Guy Fieri's self-explanatory hit show on the Food Network — highlighted three Baltimore restaurants, including Hamilton's Clementine, even though it does not naturally fit the TV show's title. Fieri fawned over...

Growing up in a big family, Adam Scher and his cousins often heard their grandfather’s old tales when they visited him in Severna Park. One in particular, about the most feared pirate on the Chesapeake Bay always stuck with Scher.

In July, Turp's Sports Bar and Restaurant finished its first minor renovations since opening in Mount Vernon in 2009. More TVs were added and a new floor was made to resemble a football field, but underneath the fresh layer of gloss remained the same no-nonsense sports bar local fans and...